Bangladesh vs UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity

Bangladesh
0.54 GPIA
in 2022
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
0.89 GPIA
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
55th
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank
53rd

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time

  • Bangladesh
  • UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
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How they compare

UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific currently reports 0.89 GPIA against 0.54 GPIA in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.35 GPIA.

That makes UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific's figure about 1.6 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 55th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 53rd of 84 countries.

UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific Difference Ahead
1980s 0.14 GPIA 0.4 GPIA 0.26 GPIA UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
1990s 0.21 GPIA 0.46 GPIA 0.25 GPIA UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2000s 0.4 GPIA 0.62 GPIA 0.22 GPIA UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2010s 0.4644 GPIA 0.81 GPIA 0.3456 GPIA UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
2020s 0.5033 GPIA 0.8767 GPIA 0.3733 GPIA UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity, Bangladesh or UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, at 0.89 GPIA against 0.54 GPIA in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity between Bangladesh and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
0.35 GPIA, with UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
15 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
Bangladesh ranks 55th and UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 53rd of 84 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
284 places, 9,465 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release